Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Actress-director Nandita Das has condemned the “stifling” censorship on the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’. The actress attended the Sashakt Nari, Viksit Bharat by Chintan Research Foundation event. During the event, she spoke with IANS, and shared her thoughts on the stay order passed by the Kerala High Court over the film’s release.She told IANS, “I feel that censorship is stifling for any form of art. It’s really important that art finds freed…
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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court stating that the controversial title of the upcoming film, earlier titled ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, has been “unequivocally withdrawn” and assuring that the movie does not insult or target any religion or community. Denying allegations of hurting religious sentiments, the producer submitted: “I state categorically and unequivocally that neither I nor my Production House had any deliberate or maliciou…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Lyricist Prasoon Joshi, who is also the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, attended a special panel of Motion Picture Association (MPA), in association with FICCI at AI Impact Summit 2026. After the panel discussion, he spoke with IANS, and shared his thoughts on the AI boom and India’s global stature in the world of AI.The discussion underscored that while AI is accelerating production capabilities and expanding creative possibilities, storytelling, …
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the makers of the upcoming Netflix film “Ghooskhor Pandat” over its allegedly derogatory title, observing that freedom of speech and expression cannot be used as a licence to denigrate a section of society. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Centre, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and filmmaker Neeraj Pandey on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a stay on th…
Ayodhya, Feb 6 (IANS) Prominent religious saints and seers across the country have expressed strong resentment over Netflix’s film ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’. Several leading religious figures have sharply criticised the film, calling it harmful to society, adding that such a film title and content promoted hatred and could damage social harmony. Mahant Sitaram Das Maharaj of Saket Bhawan Temple in Ayodhya, expressed his anger over the film, saying, “Deliberately targeting a particular community and att…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea filed by the producer of the Tamil film ‘Jana Nayagan’, starring actor-politician Vijay, seeking directions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a censor certificate for the film’s release.In its order, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih noted that the Division Bench of the Madras High Court is already seized of the matter and is scheduled to hear the appeal on J…
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of attempting to stall the release of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s film ‘Jana Nayagan’, describing the move as a direct assault on Tamil culture.In a post on X, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha alleged that the Centre was using the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to suppress the voices of the Tamil people.”The I&B Ministry’s attempt to block ‘Jana …
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The producer of the Tamil film ‘Jana Nayagan’, starring actor-turned-politician Vijay, has approached the Supreme Court challenging an interim order of the Madras High Court that stayed a single judge’s direction to grant the film a censor certificate. KVN Productions LLP, the film’s producer, on Monday filed a Special Leave Petition assailing the order passed by a division bench of the Madras High Court on January 9, which had stayed the direction issued by a single jud…
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Kishore Tirumala’s eagerly awaited action-comedy entertainer, ‘Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi’, featuring actors Ravi Teja, Ashika Ranganath and Dimple Hayathi in the lead, for release with a U/A Certificate. Taking to its X timeline on Sunday, production house SLV Cinemas, which is producing the film, wrote, “It’s U/A for #BharthaMahasayulakuWignyapthi. Blockbuster vibes already. This Sankranthi …
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared director Maari’s upcoming rom com, ‘Anaganaga Oka Raju’, featuring actors Naveen Polishetty and Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate. Taking to its X timeline on Friday, Sithara Entertainments, one of the production houses producing the film, wrote,”#AnaganagaOkaRaju Certified U/A. Where laughter has no age limit. #AOR In Cinemas on Jan 14th. #AORonJan14th Star Entertainer @NaveenPol…